Despondent, Tormented, Melancholic, Suspenseful, Tragic

Victor Frankenstein is accused of Henry Clerval's murder in Ireland. The evidence against him is grim, but he is eventually exonerated after months of illness and despair in prison, thanks to proof of his absence at the time of the murder. Traumatised and haunted by guilt, Victor leaves Ireland with his father, burdened by suffering and loss.

Victor Frankenstein is brought before the Irish magistrate, Mr. Kirwin, after the discovery of his friend Henry Clerval's murdered body. Witnesses testify about finding the body on the beach, the circumstantial evidence against Victor, and the strange circumstances of his landing. Victor is in such anguish at the sight of Henry's corpse that he collapses into convulsions and falls dangerously ill, raving about the deaths of William, Justine, and Clerval, all victims of the Creature he created. While in prison, Victor is nursed back to partial health, all the while tormented by guilt and grief, and treated with distance and suspicion by most attendants-except for the kindly but reserved Mr. Kirwin, who tries to help him. When Victor's father arrives, Victor begins to recover, but remains in deep emotional agony. After evidence proves his alibi, Victor is released from prison. Despite his father's eagerness to return home to Geneva, Victor remains despondent, feeling cursed and haunted by the crimes and calamities that stem from his own scientific ambition. He departs Ireland, overwhelmed by misery and haunted by nightmares.